On Thanksgiving, I finally got to do something I’ve wanted to do since I started running: The Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot. Of course, I wasn’t alone – I took a cute Boy along with me. And talked my crazy fun friend J of Honestly Jules into going, too. And we ran into other friends there, […]
Fitness
Not Much But It’s Something
The Boy and I focused on a very important task this weekend – rest. Much needed. Much neglected of late. But I did make time for one important thing – going for my first run since the Great Broken Foot Disaster of Summer 2012. I’d been walking for a few weeks to rebuild my foot […]
A Number of Note
I was surprised when I stepped on the scales earlier this week to discover that I now weigh the same as I did my freshman year in college. Check that: I was shocked at the discovery. And pretty chuffed. Clearly running has helped (though I’ve been off running for about 10 weeks now as part of […]
One More Thing…
The shirts the boys wore to run the Marine Corps Marathon? I designed them – the back logo and all. “Running 26.2 for the Red White and Blue” The company that printed them liked the design so much they offered to trade me something for it. Because I was running behind, I got express processing […]
The Preserve in the Urban Environment
Last weekend The Boy and I visited a little known nature preserve tucked in the midst of the rapidly expanding Dallas suburbs. Spring Creek Forest Preserve is owned by the City of Garland, and is full of natural trails, lovely large trees and windy concreted paths. It’s also the only place in the world where […]
Before and After
Yesterday morning: Yesterday evening: I still can’t run for a couple of weeks, but I’m cleared to train for and run the Dallas Half Marathon on December 9. YAY!!!
These Boots are Made for More than Walking
You can’t really hide when you wear an ortho boot. It squeaks. You limp. It doesn’t match your other shoe. But the interesting thing about wearing the ortho boot is that total strangers initiate conversations, ranging from the simple “What happened?” to more extended conversations about a time when they were in a boot. It’s […]
Stretch It Out
As a part of my overall Get Healthy philosophy, I’ve also taken up yoga classes. I’ll confess – it took adding “Take a yoga class” to my 101 goal list to force me to buy a mat and trudge my inflexible (body and mind…sometimes) self to class. I started small with basic intro classes at […]
Well What Do You Know?!?
Sweating to the Oldies…or getting oldies to sweat…really does work! Here I am, at a healthy BMI. Tons of effort, tons of time, but I’m now within an “acceptable” body weight range. Actually, I’ve been at a healthy BMI for a few months, but I kind of wanted to make sure it would “stick” before […]